Pillow-sham support



(No Model.)-

- E. J. RAWLINGS.

PILLOW SHAM SUPPORT.

No. 269,880. Patented Jan. 2, 1883.

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JMMA J. BA\VLINGS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PILLOW-SHAM SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,880, dated January2, 183.

Application filed June 19, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMMA J. RAWLINGS, of St. Louis, in the county of St.Louis and State of Missouri, have invented an Improved Pillow-ShamSupport; and I do. hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,making part of this specification- Figure 1 representing the pillow-shamsupport as applied to a bedstead; Fig. 2, a view of the supporting-rod,showing the mode of attaching the pillow-shams thereto and holding themstretched thereon; Fig. 3, a view of the supporting-rod, showing its twoparts folded together; Fig. 4, a front view of the adjustable main hookwith its attaching-plate; Fig. 5, a side view of the same; Fig. 6, aview in perspective of a removable auxiliary hook; Fig. 7, a viewshowing the two hooks combined.

Like letters designate corresponding partsderstood from a description ofthe several parts cotnposingthe invention, which I now proceed to setforth.

First, I employ a rod, A, of sufficient length to extend across thewidth of a bedstead. This supporting-rod is shown in Fig. 2, with thepillow-shams B B attached to it by means of loops (t a, strung upon thesame, and held stretched thereon by means of rubber bands I) I), tightlyfitting upon the rod inside of the outer loops ot'each sham,asrepresented. This rod may be made of wood or metal, preferably of wood,and of varying lengths, that it may be adapted to dilferent widths ofbedsteads.

For convenience in laying aside or packing away when not in use,especially for double bedsteads, the supporting-rod. is preferably madein two parts hinged together at their adjacent ends, so that they may befolded together, as shown in Fig. 3. The. two parts are held rigidlyextended by a metallic sleeve, 0, fitting closely thereon, as indicatedin Fig. 2, and sliding to one side of the joint, as seen in Fig. 3, whenthe rod is doubled up.

For supporting the rod, with the shams attached thereto, against thehead of the bedstead, I employ simple hooks G 0, Figs. 4 and 5, usingtwo for a bedstead. Each hook is provided with an attaching-plate, D,which has screw-holes 61 (Z for securing the same to the bedstead byordinary wood-screws. These may be secured to the bed-posts, as shown inFig. l, or attached to the head-board in any other convenient way; andin order to adapt the hook to different constructions of bedsteads, soas to always bring them just in front of the head-board, they haveshanksff of considerable length, as shown in Fig. 5, which fit intubular bearings g gin the attaching-plates D I), so that the hooks mayslide forward or backward therein, as required. Ordinarily this issufficient; but in some cases it may be necessary or desirable to havethe hooks extend farther t'orward'than the length of shank ordinarilygiven to it will permit. In such cases I make use of auxiliary movablehooks E E, Fig. 6, each provided with an eye, It, for

suspending itfrom the main hook, as seen in.

Fig. 7. In this case the supporting-rod rests in the auxiliary books.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The supporting-rod A, provided with the rubber rings 1) b, incombination with the pillow-shams B B, substantially as and for thepurpose herein specified.

2. The main supporting-hooks O 0, provided with the attaching-plates DD, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

3. The hooks O (J, arranged to slide in bearings g g in theattaching-plates, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

4. The auxiliary hooks E E, provided with eyes h h, in combination withthe main books 0 G, substantially as and for the purpose hereinspecified.

5. A pillow-sham support composed ofa rod, A, with rubberrings I) bthereon, and books 0 O, with the attaching-plates D D, with or withoutthe auxiliary hooks E E, substantially as and for the purpose hereinspecified.

EMMA J. RAWLINGS.

Witnesses:

GEo. M. LYNcH. CON. Ronnnn.

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